* CYCLING: Lance Armstrong finished second in the Leadville (Colo.) Trail 100 mountain bike race, pushing six-time champion Dave Wiens to a record time. It was Armstrong’s first competitive bicycle race since winning his seventh straight Tour de France in 2005. Wiens took the lead from Armstrong with 10 miles to go in the 100-mile race and finished 1 minute 56 seconds ahead. Wiens crossed the finish on a flat back tire in 6 hours 45 minutes 47 seconds, shaving 13 minutes off his old record. . . . Frenchman Jimmy Casper tested positive for a banned steroid during the Tour de France, the head of the nation’s anti-doping agency said. Casper did not have a medical exemption for the use of steroids.
* GOLF: Annika Sorenstam shot a 1-under 71 and trailed by two shots after leader Lill Saether tied the course record with a 64 in the rain-shortened Scandinavian TPC in Stockholm. Saether birdied six of her first seven holes and totaled 9-under 135 after rain postponed second-round play and shortened the tournament to 54 holes. Maria Hjorth also shot a course-record 64 and shared second with Lora Fairclough (66) to trail by one. Tournament host Sorenstam, who is retiring in December, shared fourth with Johanna Head (70).
* TENNIS: Andy Roddick overpowered Denis Gremelmayr 6-2, 6-2 to set up a showdown against Juan Martin del Potro for the Countrywide Classic title in Los Angeles. Del Potro beat Mardy Fish 6-2, 6-1. Roddick is looking for his third ATP championship of the year.
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EDITED BY WALLY TOKARZ FROM TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICES
